I was driving in town on a city street on my way to church and the drivers side seat heater burned through and melted my coat a little bit. my back felt burned a little bit but went away after awhile so i did not have any lasting pain. but my good church coat was left with a slighty melted area on it. the passenger side did not burn because the heater doesnt work anymore.
My kid pulled on his seat belt to fasten it, and the male latch came detached from the belt. the latch is made by trw-automotive, the world's largest provider of seat belt systems. it has the following identification: 0006 5980 trw. the seat belt that failed is a lap-belt only (center-seat). the latch consists of two sliding metal parts and a plastic cover. when the plastic cover breaks, the belt comes loose from the male latch. the seat belt can fail in a crash resulting in injury from the crash. i reported this to vw customer care, 800-822-8987. they entered it into their database, and told me to go to a vw dealer to get a repair. *nm